Earth is the only planet in our solar system that supports life. This is due to the environment that prevails on Earth.
The Environment plays a vital role in the healthy living of human beings. This is considered as the only home for human and other living beings. It provides air, water, food, and other basic requirements. It is mankind’s support system. So let’s start our day by learning some environmental words.
Environment Vocabulary Words for Kids
Following is a list of words related to environment from a to z for sustainable living:
| Abatement | Acid Rain | Air pollution | Air quality |
| Algae | Amoeba | Algal Blooms | Algae land |
| Alternative energy sources | Amenities | Atmosphere | Backyard burning |
| BER – Building Energy Rating | Biodegradable waste | Biodiversity | Bioenergy |
| Biofuels | Biomass | Biosphere | Black bin (grey bin) |
| Bring bank | Brown bin | Bye-law | Carbon count |
| Carbon credit | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | Carbon emissions | Carbon footprint |
| Carbon monoxide | Carbon neutral | Carbon offset | Carbon tax |
| Carpooling | CFCs | CFL bulbs | ‘Change’ campaign |
| Civic amenity site | Climate | Climate change | Compost |
| Compostable | Composting | Conservation | Cryptosporidium |
| Deforestation | Development plan | Dioxins | Disposal |
| Domestic charges | Domestic waste | Draught proofing | Dumping |
| Ecotourism | Effluent | Electric vehicle | Emissions |
| Emissions Trading Allowance | End-of-life vehicle | Energy efficiency | Energy rating |
| Flora and fauna | Fossil fuels | Fuel poverty | Global warming |
| Ecosystem | Emissions projections | Environmental impact statement | Green bin |
| Greener Homes Scheme | Greenhouse effect | Greenhouse gases | Ground water |
| Habitat | Hazardous waste | Home Energy Saving Scheme | Household waste |
| Incinerator | Insulation | Kyoto Protocol | Kyoto agreement |
| Landfill | Litter | Mechanical Biological Treatment | Mulch |
| Municipal waste | Noise pollution | National Parks and Wildlife Service | National Spatial Strategy |
| Noxious gases | Oil spill | Organic food | Organic |
| Organism | Ozone layer | Particulate matter | Pay by weight |
| Pesticides | Permits | Planning permission | Plastic bag levy |
| Post-consumer waste | Radiation | Radioactive | Radon |
| Recycle | Reforestation | Refuse | Renewable energy |
| Renewable resource | Reuse | River basin | Sewage |
| Smog | Smokeless fuel | Solar panel | Standing charges |
| Surface water | Sustainable development | Sustainable tourism | Toxic |
| Toxin | Traffic calming | traffic management | Tidy towns |
| Utility (public) | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change | UNESCO World Heritage Site | Ventilation |
| Warmer Homes Scheme | Waste management | Waste prevention | Water vapor |
| WEEE | Wind energy | Wind turbine | Zero emissions |
There is no denial in that our environment is continuously changing. With this change environmental issues are also increasing. Issues are increasing at an alarming rate.
So today we will learn about twenty-five issues that are being faced by earth. The issues include: Global warming, Loss of biodiversity i.e. extinction of animal species, air, water, soil, noise pollution, use of natural resources that include fossil fuels, industrial, medical, household waste, ocean acidification, genetic modification of plants, over population, ozone depletion, acid rain, habitat destruction, overfishing, littering and landfills, urban sprawl, improper waste disposal, polar ice caps, climate change, deforestation, genetic engineering and increased carbon footprint.
Global warming is the increase in overall temperature of earth due to green house effect which is caused due to increase in level of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is increased in air due to several reasons that include deforestation i.e. cutting of trees, burning of fossil fuels etc. Due to climate changes polar ice is melting which results in floods.
Natural disasters are also a concern that include earthquake, cyclones and volcanic eruptions. Due to deforestation, habitats of several animals are destroyed which results in loss of biodiversity. As fossil fuels and coal are burned they release Sulphur and nitrogen oxides which combine with atmospheric water and the result is acid rain. Ozone is an invisible layer of protection around the planet that protects us from harmful rays of Sun and ultraviolet radiation.
Environmental Problems and Global Warming Vocabulary
| Earth quake | Ozone depletion | Deforestation | Overpopulation | Urban sprawl |
| Global warming | Acid rain | Water pollution | Air pollution | Climate change |
| Green house effect | Extinction | Habitat destruction | Waste disposal | Use of natural resources |
| Noise pollution | Ocean Acidification | Over fishing | Polar ice caps | Carbon foot print |
| Medical waste | Littering and landfills | Genetic engineering | Genetic modification of plants | House hold waste |
| Industrial waste | Loss of biodiversity | Flood | Nitrogen oxides | Sulphur oxides |
| Ozone | Rays | Atmosphere | Planet | Coal |
| Fossil fuels | Urban areas | Rural areas | Ultraviolet radiation | Grazing |
| Desertification | Soil erosion | Ecosystem | Cyclones | Marine pollution |
| Vegetation cover | Raw materials | Pollutants | Natural disasters | Volcanic eruptions |
The situation is still in our control, Let’s take a pledge that we’ll use the natural resources effectively and be a responsible human being.
We have taken a lot from earth and are exploiting it in every possible way, but now it is our time to return the favor to our mother earth and do something good to save our planet.
Keep exploring EnglishBix to learn more vocabulary words related to different aspects of life.
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